Hiking around Le Touquet

A superb walk along the sea and in the city to discover all the charms of Le Touquet Paris-Plage.

A long enough walk to discover all the facets of Le Touquet: the dunes, the beach, the forest, the town. You can easily reduce the duration of the walk by returning to the starting point. The discovery of the estuary of the Canche remains nevertheless impossible to circumvent. Le Touquet is a city which has a lot of charm with all its old buildings dating from the Belle Epoque. Do not hesitate to discover this seaside resort if you do not know it. The schedules of visit of the lighthouse of Le Touquet.

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Duration: 3 h.
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The downtown area

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The downtown area
The walk starts in the center of Le Touquet. Le Touquet is a chic seaside resort, therefore the price of a restaurant menu is at least 5 Euros higher than in the surrounding area. And unfortunately the quality is not often there.

The coastal path

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The coastal path
Very beautiful realization. The wooden footbridge overhangs the vegetation. Prefer the pedestrian path to the mountain bike path next to it.

Between the dunes and the forest

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Between the dunes and the forest
The path does not go directly along the sea, it winds between the forest and the dunes. Very nice view on the top of the trees.

Sea view

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Sea view
We leave the way by cutting through the dunes to join the sea.

The beach

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The beach
Huge beach at low tide. Magnificent sky.

The Canche estuary

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The Canche estuary
The Canche is a 90 km long river which flows into the English Channel. It is the most important river of the Pas-de-Calais.

The observatory

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The observatory
From this observatory you can see the whole of the Canche estuary. A little further on you will find the inevitable bunkers of the Second World War.

Back to the city

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Back to the city
The course leaves the nature to return to a more urban environment. As the picture shows, Le Touquet is a dynamic city where you can practice multiple sports.

The villas

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The villas
Walking around you can see beautiful villas nestled in the greenery.

Le Touquet lighthouse

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Le Touquet lighthouse
The Canche lighthouse dates from 1951. It is 57 meters high. You can visit it and climb the 274 steps (be careful with the opening hours). The entrance fee is 5 Euros. From the top, you have a magnificent view of the whole of Le Touquet.

City Hall

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City Hall
The town hall is really impressive with its baroque architecture, it is the witness of the splendid period of Le Touquet. Indeed, during the Belle Epoque, the city had the largest casino in France.

The Sailing Center

You can enjoy the pleasure of sailing in Le Touquet. You can stay sailing inside the estuary to be a little protected.

The house of the President of the Republic

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The house of the President of the Republic
A new step in a walk in Le Touquet: the visit of the villa of Emmanuel Macron's wife. The house is located above the real estate agency (avenue Saint Jean) in the center of town, he made for 300 000 euros of renovation work in this villa.

The Macron's villa

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